We now know the ins and outs,the draft picks and the list spots that are available,so what will your club’s strategy be at the national draft and what players do they have their eyes on?
Sure the AFL has some fierce rivalries,but future trading means fans will be cheering for the demise of certain rivals in 2025,as club boffins try to predict how opponents will fare.
Leading AFL draft hopeful Harry Armstrong has Matthew Lloyd in his corner,a great set of hands,and bundles of goals. But he had to overcome a serious infection barely a year ago.
Days after Melbourne shut the door on a move to Geelong,Clayton Oliver pledges to atone for his self-described “stinker” of a season next year.
Bailey Smith appeared the perfect player for the low-profile Bulldogs - he was talented,marketable,young and quick. But something went wrong. Why did this cool cat cool on the Dogs and become a Cat?
We rate every club’s player movement window – and rank the teams from best to worst – as the draft picture takes shape.
The AFL trade period has hit its final deadline after 10 days of activity. Bulldogs star Bailey Smith is a confirmed Geelong player while Essendon’s Jake Stringer has officially been traded to Greater Western Sydney for pick 53.
One last multi-club swap proved the deal-buster in a typically hectic climax to the AFL’s trade period on Wednesday night that delivered new homes for Bailey Smith,Jack Macrae and Matt Kennedy.
The player exodus means,like the former industrial,working-class suburb they hail from,Richmond will again be Struggletown. But on the measure of longer-term prosperity,the Tigers have absolutely cleaned up.
Keep up with all the action from the AFL’s trade period. Dan Houston becomes a Magpie after the deal that faltered last night was resurrected. Meanwhile,Liam Baker and Matthew Owies found their way to West Coast.
Collingwood landed dual All-Australian Dan Houston in a huge trade involving Gold Coast and Port Adelaide that saw five players change clubs.